jabberwocky en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɑki/ (US)
- (US) audio
- [ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɑki] (US)
- /ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɔki/ (US)
Etymology
From Jabberwocky, a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll.
Meanings
- meaningless, worthless
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absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
Only the Pet Shop Boys can sing jabberwocky lines like “I thought I heard a train/Down in the cemetery/Cellophane” and make them sound sexy and evil.
2009 August 28, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most jabberwocky | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more jabberwocky | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| jabborwocky | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
not worth a brass farthing · for the birds · mouldy · nonvaluable · tenth-rate · rubbishy · not worth a curse · not worth a plug nickel · not worth a whistle · shit · rubbishy · ridiculous · tripy · draffy · floccinaucinihilipilificatious · pissass · goodless · not worth a dime · duffing · worth nothing · unvaluable · vain · unreasonable · trinkety · draffish · valueless · no-account · good-for-naught · putid · ridiculous · not worth a damn · no good / no-good · invaluable · bastardly · shitty-ass · valueless · rubbishly · Laputan · shitey · foolish · nought · two-bit · cacky · cocking · mucid · garbagey · not worth a penny · not worth a cress · preposterous · preposterous · not worth a farthing · chaffy · nonsensical · not worth a nickel · punk · farcical · naughty · jabberwocky · unappreciated · shitstained · cockamamie · cruddy · ineffectual · rich · full of it · sixpenny · ludicrous · strawlike · toshy · crapalicious · incongruous · cullionly · of no value · inconsistent · laughable · drecky · not worth a Continental · scummy · jabberwocky · wutless · suckworthy · absurd · priceless · skimble-skamble · not worth hell room · dreckish · cockeyed · shand · scabbed · ludicrous · triobolar · no good · sorry-ass · fucking · good-for-nothing · not worth salt · screwy · worthless · irrational · blown · junky · not worth a cent